Bitterman v. Dennis

—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Rockland County (Berliner, J.), dated September 3, 2009, which denied her motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint on the ground that the plaintiff did not sustain a serious injury within the meaning of Insurance Law § 5102 (d).

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The defendant failed to meet her prima facie burden of showing that the plaintiff did not sustain a serious injury within the meaning of Insurance Law § 5102 (d) (see Toure v Avis Rent A Car Sys.,…